God bless, Fr John · Uncle Richard from Australia, Short Story First Australian Uncle Richard is a survivor of the Stolen Generations, forcibly removed from his family as a child

My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9)

Parish Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am -3.00pm Phone: 3884 7600; Fax: 3800 2646 Emergency Number: 3884 7600 Email: [email protected] www.stbernardinesparish.com.au

Parish Priest Fr. John Conway Email: [email protected]

Administrative Officer Safeguarding Officer Mrs Kelly Levave Email: [email protected]

Pastoral Associate: Mrs Jean Tamblyn Email: [email protected]

Finance Officer Mrs Barbara Malicki Email: [email protected]

Parish Liturgy Coordination Parish Liturgy Team

St. Bernardine’s Parish Primary School Principal: Mr Nick Gallen Phone: 3800 1854

St. Bernardine’s Parish School Outside School Hours Care Coordinator: Mrs Mandy Petrie Phone: 3806 9940

Emmaus College, Jimboomba Principal: Mr Kevin Schwede Phone: 5547 9990 St Clare’s Primary School Yarrabilba Principal Mr Chris Thomas Phone: 5549 8000

St Vincent de Paul Society St Bernardine’s Conference For assistance, phone 5561 4702 St Catherine’s Conference For assistance, phone 3010 1096

19TH MARCH 2017 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR A

St. Bernardine’s Church, Regents Park Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Park Ridge

St. Catherine’s Church, Jimboomba

GA 304 Hosea

Recessional Hymn

Gathering Hymn

Psalm Response

Ministry Matters ‘SACRAMENTS 2017 Each week here at St Bernardine’s after the 9:00am Mass, families arrive for the celebration of Baptism of their children. They come to the Church, and then they go without too much connection with all of us who are regular parishioners. It is my hope to change all of that by inviting the families to join us for Mass on the day of the Baptism. I am hoping to take a moment of time in the Mass to introduce the families and celebrate the Rite of Welcome with them from the Baptism ritual. In this way, we and they may get to know each other a little better and you will know who is joining our parish through the celebration of Baptism. FIRST COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION. We are about to embark upon a most interesting journey. The families who have children in Grade 3 and 4, are about to sign up for the next Sacraments for their children. This week just passed, we provided two parent meetings to get the parents together and outline the sacramental timeline that is ahead for them and for us as a parish. It will begin on 25th/26th March with a Rite of Enrolment when the Candidates will be introduced to the Parish and enrolled into the Sacramental Journey. The families will be asked to join in the sacred journey of the Holy Week Triduum, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Masses, hopefully to understand the significance of the Eucharist that we celebrate each week. They will come, and they will share in the Journey to Easter. First Communion will take place on the weekend of 17th/18th June when the Candidates and their families will gather with us to enable their children to share and celebrate Eucharist with us for the first time. While this may be seen as the end of the Sacramental Journey, we all know that it is only the beginning as the children and their fami-lies are invited and encouraged to come to mass with us each week. Now is the time that our community can grow because for the new participants in our Eucharistic celebrations. Please welcome them. As for the Celebration of Confirmation, the children who are to be Confirmed this year, will participate in a somewhat different jour-ney as they enter into the second stage of Initiation on the way to full and active participation as members of our parish. That will come later in the year. Wait and see!! MINISTERS REQUIRED. While Jean and I with the support of the handful of ministers who give of their time to support this important Sacramental journey each year, as time moves on, things will change. For future Sacramental formation journeys, I am asking for parishioners to step forward and be involved. We need people who can walk with the kids, we need people who can provide extra support and we need caterers who will feed the kids while they are with us. In 2018, God needs YOU. Be prepared for action.

God bless, Fr John

GA303 Grant to Us O Lord a Heart

Renewed ( refrain only )

If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Today’s Readings: Next Week’s Readings:

Ex 17:3-7 1Sam 16:1,6-7,10-13

Rom 5:1-2,5-8 Eph 5:8-14

Jn 4:5-42 Jn 9:1-41


WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Sunday 19th March 3rd Sunday of Lent - Year A 7.30am– Hospitality after Mass~ St Bernardine’s Church 10.30am Baptisms ~ St Bernardine’s Church Monday 20h March 9.30am Arts and Crafts ~ The Hut Tuesday 21st March 10.00am Legion of Mary meets in The Hut 7.00pm Stations of the Cross ~ St Bernardine’s Church Wednesday 22nd March 9.30am Prayer Group ~ St Bernardine’s Church Thursday 23rd March 9.30am Craft Group ~ Logan West Library 9.00am Stations of the Cross ~ St Catherine’s Church 7.00pm Stations of the Cross ~ Our Lady of the Assumption Sunday 26th March 3rd Sunday in Lent - Year A 4th Sunday of Lent

Your Prayers Are Asked For

Recently Deceased… James Dobbins, Marie Agnes Doyle

Anniversaries… Derek Gordon

Unwell… Prayer list: Please advise the parish office, if you are aware of any parishioners who are unwell or for whatever reason need to be kept in our prayers. Please get their permission before you advise the parish office. We will include them, by name only (not reason for prayers) in our prayer list in the weekly Newsletter. Thank you. Names will be removed after 2 months. If you wish for them to remain on longer please contact the Parish Office.

WHATS ON IN THE PARISH

HOSPITALITY &

SOCIAL EVENTS

As Fr John is always keen for a cuppa with those who hang around after Mass, We are trying to establish tea and coffee time across the Parish. All are welcome to stay and have chat. We will still have the regular monthly hospitality at each Church and have this running every weekend after Mass. CLEO LADIES DINNER - ( Catholic ladies eating out ) A Group of ladies who meet every 1st Wednesday of the month, providing an opportunity for ladies in our community to meet informally in a friendly, supportive group. Everyone is welcome, especially new faces. Please contact the Parish Office for more information. FIFITIES PLUS GROUP– Meet at 10am every 1st Wednesday of the month for morning tea at one of the group members houses. If you are interested please see newsletters for dates, time and venue. This information will be in the newsletter two weeks Before the morning tea is held. CRAFT GROUP St Bernardine’s Craft Group– Meets in the John Nee Hut Every Monday at 9.30am Logan West Community Craft Group– Meets at the Logan West Library Every Thursday at 9.30am

PRAYER GROUPS LEGION OF MARY—Meets in the John Nee Hut

Every Tuesdays at 10am.

PRAYER GROUP—Meets in the St Bernardine’s Church Every Wednesdays from 9.30am– ( Contact is Jan Parker )

FLAME OF LOVE PRAYER GROUP Meets in the St Bernardine’s Church every Tuesday evening at 7pm- ( Please note this prayer group will resume after Lent )

STATIONS OF THE CROSS– During Lent St Bernardine’s Church– Tuesday nights during Lent at 7pm St Catherine’s Church– Meets every Thursday morning after Mass. Our lady of The Assumption Church– Meets every Thursday evening at 7pm.

MASS TIMES WEEKDAY MASS TIMES

Mon 20th March: 7.30am - St Bernardines Wed 22nd March: 9.00am - St Bernardine’s

Thurs23rd March: 8:00am - St Catherine’s

ST. PAUL DE CHARTRES CHAPEL 12-16 Fedrick Street, Boronia Heights

Mon 20th March 8.00am Tues 21st March 9.00am Wed 22nd March 9.00am Thurs 23rd March 8.00am Fri 24th March 9.00am

WEEKEND MASS TIMES ST BERNARDINE’S CHURCH

Saturday 6.00pm, Sunday 7.30am, 9.00am

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CHURCH 7.30am

ST. CATHERINE’S CHURCH 5.30pm

Reconciliation Times Saturday 5.15pm - St Bernardine’s

Baptism Celebrations We welcome and pray for Piper Cattell, Lucas Priddey, Alba Auld & Joshua Gronfors who are to be baptised this Sunday at St Bernardine’s Church. May God continue to bless them and their families as they grow in faith. Baptism preparation meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month. The Next meeting will be on 5th April at 7:00pm at St Bernardine’s Church. Please contact the parish office on 38847600 to book in.


PARISH NOTICES

Hospitality after 7.30am Mass At St Bernardine’s Church this Sunday after the 7.30am Mass come and join us for a cuppa tea and a bite to eat. All are welcome, please bring a plate to share.

ARCHBISHOP MARK COLERIDGE

invites you to the annual CHRISM MASS AT THE CATHEDRAL

OF ST STEPHEN

to be held in the Cathedral of St Stephen

on Thursday 6 April 2017 commencing at

7.00pm.

This is a celebration for the entire

Archdiocese and all are welcome.

PROJECT COMPASSION 2017 WEEK 3

18TH – 19TH MARCH Uncle Richard from Australia, Short Story

First Australian Uncle Richard is a survivor of the Stolen Generations, forcibly removed from his family as a child and taken to Kinchela Boys Home (KBH) in NSW. Hundreds of Indigenous boys were incarcerated there between 1924 and 1970, suffering ongoing physical and verbal abuse. They lost every aspect of their identity – their names, their culture and their families.

When Uncle Richard left KBH, he struggled with the legacy of pain, trying to find relief through his work as an artist. But he attributes the beginning of his healing to something even more powerful than his creative work, his reconnection with former KBH boys.

The KBH Aboriginal Corporation (KBHAC) was established by KBH survivors to reunite with one another and begin healing. KBHAC’s Unlocking the Past to Free the Future Program works to restore the social and emo-tional wellbeing of the survivors and their families. The former KBH boys have realised that their shared suffering has created a brotherhood. They support each other by sharing their stories, and coming to a common understanding of how their experiences have impacted on themselves and their descendants.

Lent program The following are the times /

dates and venues for our Lent program. St Catherine’s After the 8am Mass - every Thursday during Lent there will be Stations of the Cross and reflection on the coming Sunday’s Gospel from 9.00am -10.00am (Contact person is Lorraine) Our Lady of the Assumption Every Thursday evening during Lent. Lent Program, using the resource book “Up from the Waters”. Sessions will run from 7.00pm – 8.00pm (Contact person is Teresa) St Bernardine’s Every Tuesday Evening from 7pm during Lent there will be Stations of the Cross (contact person is Jan). If you have any questions Please Note: There is an added session for the Stations of the Cross on Wednesday morning after the 9.00am Mass, at St Bernardine’s.

LENTEN JOURNEY 2017 It is the third Sunday of Lent and this weekend we are confronted by the story of Jesus and the Woman at the well. It was through this encounter that her life would be changed as Jesus first redeemed her and then sent her on mission. This woman, outcast within her own community was the very person who would bring that same Community to Jesus Christ. Come and see she had said to them, come and see, and in spite of her standing within the community the people of her village did exactly that, they would come and see. They too would meet Christ and no doubt their lives were changed as well. So, come and see for yourselves!


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